Closest Cities to US Capitals

Name the closest city to each state capital with a population of at least 100,000.
Closest cities can be in other states than the state capital.
Populations are city proper.
Other state capitals are acceptable answers.
Populations taken from Wikipedia.
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State
Capital
mi (km)
Closest City
State / Province
Alabama
Montgomery
76.78 (123.57)
Columbus
Georgia
Alaska
Juneau
573.95 (923.7)
Anchorage
Alaska
Arizona
Phoenix
9.17 (14.76)
Glendale
Arizona
Arkansas
Little Rock
129.83 (208.95)
Memphis
Tennessee
California
Sacramento
16.7 (26.88)
Roseville
California
Colorado
Denver
7.19 (11.57)
Aurora
Colorado
Connecticut
Hartford
23.49 (37.8)
Springfield
Massachusetts
Delaware
Dover
58.23 (93.72)
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Florida
Tallahassee
145.76 (234.58)
Columbus
Georgia
Georgia
Atlanta
59.92 (96.44)
Athens
Georgia
Hawaii
Honolulu
2,397 (3858)
Santa Rosa
California
Idaho
Boise
285.62 (459.66)
Spokane
Washington
Illinois
Springfield
63.72 (102.55)
Peoria
Illinois
Indiana
Indianapolis
99.01 (159.34)
Cincinnati
Ohio
Iowa
Des Moines
104.6 (168.34)
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kansas
Topeka
47.43 (76.34)
Olathe
Kansas
Kentucky
Frankfort
23.03 (37.06)
Lexington
Kentucky
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
54.58 (87.83)
Lafayette
Louisiana
Maine
Augusta
124.17 (199.84)
Manchester
New Hampshire
Maryland
Annapolis
22.51 (36.23)
Baltimore
Maryland
Massachusetts
Boston
3.28 (5.28)
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Michigan
Lansing
47.76 (76.86)
Flint
Michigan
Minnesota
Saint Paul
8.89 (14.3)
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Mississippi
Jackson
139.47 (224.46)
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Missouri
Jefferson City
27.44 (44.16)
Columbia
Missouri
Montana
Helana
178.32 (286.98)
Billings
Montana
Nebraska
Lincoln
48.75 (78.46)
Omaha
Nebraska
Nevada
Carson City
25.05 (40.32)
Reno
Nevada
New Hampshire
Concord
15.45 (24.87)
Manchester
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Trenton
28.01 (45.08)
Philadelphia
Pennyslvania
New Mexico
Santa Fe
57.42 (92.41)
Albuquerque
New Mexico
New York
Albany
70.48 (113.43)
Springfield
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Raleigh
7.89 (12.7)
Cary
North Carolina
North Dakota
Bismarck
186.19 (299.64)
Fargo
North Dakota
Ohio
Columbus
64.89 (104.44)
Dayton
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
17.46 (28.1)
Norman
Oklahoma
Oregon
Salem
43.66 (70.27)
Portland
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
69.89 (112.48)
Baltimore
Maryland
Rhode Island
Providence
35.98 (57.91)
Worcester
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Columbia
65.57 (105.53)
Augusta
Georgia
South Dakota
Pierre
189.01 (304.19)
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Tennessee
Nashville
31.5 (50.7)
Murfreesboro
Tennessee
Texas
Austin
16.74 (26.94)
Round Rock
Texas
Utah
Salt Lake City
6.09 (9.81)
West Valley City
Utah
Vermont
Montpelier
85.56 (137.7)
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Virginia
Richmond
67.8 (109.12)
Newport News
Virginia
Washington
Olympia
26.01 (41.86)
Tacoma
Washington
West Virginia
Charleston
132.94 (213.95)
Columbus
Ohio
Wisconsin
Madison
57.73 (92.91)
Rockford
Illinois
Wyoming
Cheyenne
40.27 (64.81)
Fort Collins
Colorado
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